1954 VFL Season Round 5: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1954 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round five of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Gerald Marchesi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jock McCorkell.
Footscray (11.7.73) defeated North Melbourne (5.5.35).
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
25,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
11.7.73 - 5.5.35
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | (35) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 38 | FOOT by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Charlie SuttonVice-Captain: Wally Donald
Coach: Charlie Sutton
North Melbourne
Captain: Gerald MarchesiCoach: Jock McCorkell
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Thompson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 5 | |||